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Scooter is becoming more difficult to start in the mornings.
First kick she fires once or twice then dies then it's either 20-30 kicks or a bump to get her going.
Once warmed up she's grand, goes well, ticks over well, plug colour fine.
Changed rings recently and found the old ones were a bit gummed up and one was just over the gap limit so thought that would've been the problem but it's still the same.
Where should I start looking first?

New spark plug. Check choke.

Hi Marty
+1 on the choke
If you remove bellows and hold a piece of cardboard over the carb Venturi to act as a choke and it starts ok I would strip and clean carb paying particular attention to rubber seal on choke plunger if it's a Delly or Jetex

Grandpa

hi Marty
sounds like damp maybe in the coil connections possibly? or elswhere in the electrics.
im curious about the choke seal grandpa ? where exactly will i find that on a dellorto?
cheers

lam1962brettagg wrote:hi Marty
im curious about the choke seal grandpa ? where exactly will i find that on a dellorto?
cheers

Hi Lam1962brettagg
If the rubber seal on the bottom of the choke plunger has disintegrated and is blocking the choke jet.
http://www.scooterrestorations.com/lamb ... 1-and-sh2/
Everything (like me) is old on a Lambretta
I wonder what fixed it?
Grandpa

" I don't really need a Lambretta as I have a buss pass "

Hi grandpa
am not too far off a bus pass myself
yes wonder if Marty got it sorted?
i dont seem to have a rubber seal at all not sure if i ever did. we are talking standard dellys mine is s1/18
cheers

Not to worry grandpa just remembered where it is derrr. memory not as good as it used to be.
Marty.
have you had any luck with that yet?

Haven't had a look at it yet, been too busy playing with my series1.
Wondering if having too big a float jet (300 in a 25mm carb) might be causing it to flood?